tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11314587.post7150548594642260152..comments2024-01-17T18:26:38.217-06:00Comments on Redneck Diva: Getting around to itRedneck Divahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13506685036989431733noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11314587.post-76588358401535640262008-10-01T17:08:00.000-05:002008-10-01T17:08:00.000-05:00Penny's right about the TV/Computer thing. I had ...Penny's right about the TV/Computer thing. I had a TV in my room at about that age. It lasted maybe a month before I stopped paying attention to much else.<BR/><BR/>The simple way to keep your kids from throwing Molotovs around town is to de-alphabetize your liquor cabinet. <B>Nobody</B> could see through that cloud of subterfuge.Stewed Hammhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02289256821313634861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11314587.post-5703460470804550102008-10-01T09:31:00.000-05:002008-10-01T09:31:00.000-05:00Our parent/teacher conferences are on Nov. 7th, at...Our parent/teacher conferences are on Nov. 7th, at which time I will likely write something very similar on my blog. Hang in there Mom, you are doing fine!Melessa Gregghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13389345997489197531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11314587.post-6743357611313263642008-10-01T08:09:00.000-05:002008-10-01T08:09:00.000-05:00"It was a scathingly brilliant idea" my favorite ..."It was a scathingly brilliant idea" my favorite line from The Trouble With Angels!<BR/><BR/>Mr.Coach and I have had this same discussion over and over. We've never helped our kids with school work at night, they usually have it done on the bus ride home. As an educator he should be appalled at his parenting but he assures me it's natural to let them do their own thing and so we do. Drives me insane, could be my control issues. Nahhhh<BR/><BR/>This is a bridge/overpass moment...let me know when you can get there!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11314587.post-42072661295859203852008-10-01T06:57:00.000-05:002008-10-01T06:57:00.000-05:00Darlin' you are being way too hard on yourself. S...Darlin' you are being way too hard on yourself. Start with Abby. I used to teach 7th and 8th grade. Not turning in work is common and you are doing what you need to do to get it fixed. I used to tell my students that doing the work but not turning it in was getting an "F" the hard way. <BR/><BR/>You didn't ask for advice about Abby but I will give it, anyway - never, never, never put a computer or TV in her room. If you ignore this advice, you will be kicking yourself down the line. Trust me.<BR/><BR/>And get ready - she is not a little girl and the independent streak that was cute when she was little can get not-so-cute during her teen and pre-teen years. I hope for her sake that she has a well developed sense of respect for authority or you are in for a wild ride. At the same time, sometimes being independent keeps kids from being led into some pretty dangerous stuff. <BR/><BR/>As for Sam, he sounds like a tactile learner. There is really no reason you would have picked up that he was struggling since at home he is able to pick up things and learn from that. It is in the school room that he is forced into learning styles not of his choosing. So it is natural that his teachers might have picked up on it before you did. <BR/><BR/>You are being way too hard on yourself, IMO.Lady Beekeeperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10972692199686815560noreply@blogger.com